Daily Archives: February 21, 2013

Daytona 500 Preview

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The final restart at 2012 Daytona 500 with Matt Kenseth in the lead. Photo - Getty Images

The final restart at 2012 Daytona 500 with Matt Kenseth in the lead.
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It has been over three months since Brad Keselowski was crowned champion during the 2012 season finale at Homestead-Miami.

Come Sunday, the wait for Sprint Cup cars to begin their next season will come to an end. The 2013 season has arrived. The Daytona 500 is always the biggest race of the year but, this year, with the Gen 6 cars, it is likely the most anticipated Daytona 500 ever. The Gen 6 cars will be out on the track for their first real test on Sunday and all of the team’s off-season work will be shown. Daytona is here. Continue reading →

CE Falk III Hopes to Bring his Winning Ways to Camping World Truck Series in 2013

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C.E. Falk III, three-time Late Model track champion at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., led the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series race, before a last lap spin, at the inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach on Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo - Courtesy Kaye & Bruce Albin/PicYer Photos at NASCARHometracks.com

C.E. Falk III, three-time Late Model track champion at Langley Speedway in Hampton, Va., led the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series race, before a last lap spin, at the inaugural UNOH Battle At The Beach on Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway.
Photo – Courtesy Kaye & Bruce Albin/PicYer Photos at NASCARHometracks.com

CE Falk was recently thrust into the spotlight this past week, but not in the way he anticipated while leading the Whelen All-American Series race as part of the UNOH Battle at the Beach on Monday night. With some hard racing in the final lap of the race, he was the recipient of a bump ‘n run move followed by a controversial spin by race winner Kyle Larson.

Following the race and despite the disappointing loss, CE Falk handled the incident well, but knew he had just cashed out the expense of a damaged car versus cashing in with another well-earned victory for him and his team. Continue reading →

Second Duel Goes to Kyle Busch

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BudDuelThumbKyle Busch brought home the victory in the second Budweiser Duel Thursday afternoon at Daytona after holding the lead for most of the second half of the race. Busch made it to the lead after the round of green-flag pit-stops concluded and he held the lead until the checkered flag flew. The race didn’t feature any cautions and it had very little action but, the No.18 team was happy with the outcome. Continue reading →

Harvick Scores His Second Speedweeks Victory

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Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 21, 2013 Photo - Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 21, 2013
Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Another dominant performance was put on by Kevin Harvick Thursday afternoon in the Budweiser Duel when he crossed the finish line first to score his second victory during Speedweeks. Harvick won last Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited and now he has won the first Budweiser Duel. Harvick stayed up front for much of the second part of the race and once again, he proved that staying up front at Daytona with these new cars can result in victory.

Danica Patrick was on the pole for the race but, she played it cool by not being in the middle of everything and risking her pole-winning car. Patrick was passed for the lead on the first lap by Trevor Bayne and she never returned to the front. The first half of the race went by quickly and caution-free but, the second half was a little more exciting. Continue reading →

Budweiser Duel Moves To Primetime in 2014

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Greg Biffle leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gatorade Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 2012. Photo - Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Greg Biffle leads the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gatorade Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on February 23, 2012.
Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

The Budweiser Duel is a tradition for NASCAR as teams race for their starting sports in the Daytona 500. The Duel event has always been run on Thursday afternoon prior to the Daytona 500, which included two 60 lap races. Things will be different in 2014, with the Budweiser Duel event moving to primetime under the lights. Continue reading →